Established in January 1901, Powell County
occupies areas of mostly mountainous terrain in
western Montana. Parts of the Flathead, Lolo,
Helena, and Deer Lodge National Forests provide
beautiful scenery within the boundaries of the
county. Powell County is traversed by sections
of a number of rivers including the South Fork
of the Flathead River, the Blackfoot, Little
Blackfoot, and Clark Fork Rivers. Upsata Lake,
Coopers Lake, Browns Lake and Nevada Lake are
all located in the county. The well known Grant-
Kohls National Historic Site is located in the
southern part of the county.

Crops - 2011

Acres
Planted

Acres
Harvested

Yield

Unit

Production

Rank

Winter Wheat
Durum Wheat
Other Spring Wheat

*
*
*

*
*
*

*
*
*

Bu.
Bu.
Bu.

*
*
*

*
*
*

Barley

*

*

*

Bu.

*

*

Oats

*

*

*

Bu.

*

*

Corn For
Grain For Silage

*
----
----

----
*
*

----
*
*

----
Bu.
Tons

----
*
*

----
*
*

Potatoes

*

*

*

Cwt.

*

*

Sugar Beets

*

*

*

Tons

*

*

Dry Peas LentilsAustrian Winter Peas

*
*
*

*
*
*

*
*
*

Cwt
Cwt
Cwt

*
*
*

*
*
*

Dry Beans 1/ Pinto
Beans

*

*

*

Cwt.
Cwt

*

*

Flaxseed
Canola
Mustard Seed
Safflower

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

Bu
Lbs
Lbs
Lbs

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

All Hay Alfalfa
All Other

----
----
----

*
11,000
22,000

*
3.10
1.90

Tons
Tons
Tons

*
34,000
42,000

*
46
4

1/ Yield is in pounds, production
is in hundredweight. *Either zero or insufficient data for publication.

Livestock

Reference Date

Number of Head

Rank

All Cattle & Calves
Beef Cows & Heifers 2/ Milk
Cows & Heifers 2/

January 1, 2012

43,000
*
*

28
*
*

All Sheep & Lambs

January 1, 2012

500

49

Hogs & Pigs

December 1, 2011

*

*

2/ That have calved. * Insufficient
data for publication

Census of Agriculture
- 2007

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Number of Farms
Land in Farms (Acres)
Average Farm Size (Acres)
Total Land Area (Acres)